First Fly In With C-FMVU - Grass Strips South River CPE6 & Mattawa CMA2

[@grantshropshier2239]

Student pilot here, awesome to see your journey with your aircraft come to fruition! Love the trip and exactly my hope for the wife and I to do! Keep it up brother. Fly safe and have fun as always!

[@357Addict]

When I got up this morning, I didn't know I would be going flying. It was a lot of fun. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@berniebrown9115]

Do love you and your wife flying. She has a great sense of humor.

[@renattaashley9420]

I am 43 now. I have wanted my PPL since I was 17. I got pregnant and had the family and bills.. Then I got overweight. But I have been losing that and I have a goal in mind. The moment I make that goal I'm going to the little airport 30 mins away that has a PPL program and going to get it. Thank you truly for the inspiration!!

[@ajfurnari2448]

Glen, call and close your flightplan 😉

[@bhawk1078]

We bought a couple of Montague Navigator folding bikes to carry around in our Maule. Not NEARLY as expensive as the Helix bikes. They are full size (not circus clown bikes 🙂 )

[@driftspecs13]

Damn, that's one high altitude bee at 4:22!

[@llaughridge]

Glen - Instead of the right-seater wearing the Bose headset uncomfortably backwards (earcups angled the wrong way), there's a screw under where the mic attaches so you can swap the entire mic/cable assembly to the right earcup. Then you'd have dedicated right- and left-seat configured A20s. That's how it's designed. In the jet since we swap seats every day and use our own headsets, we just always wear it with the mic on the left regardless of which seat we're in.

[@GlensHangar]

I wondered if anyone would notice... This was Julie's first time with the new headset; she's been using an older headset she bought 20 years ago that she had changed the mic boom over to the right ear. She got in for this trip and just didn't think to look and put them on the same as the old pair. After the flight she commented how uncomfortable they were, and that's when we saw that they had been on backwards. Oh well - it was changed right away and we've flown a few times since.

[@boriskourt]

The wing camera facing the cockpit was a really nice touch :)

[@kbjerke]

Glen, I put the Artemis 1 launch ON HOLD, just to watch this video!!! Best wishes and thank you!

[@joshadsett4835]

same. I think the rocket did too

[@AntiComposite]

@@joshadsett4835 yeah the hydrogen escaped to come watch the video

[@vader5574]

don't matter it got scrubbed anyway

[@kbjerke]

@@joshadsett4835 Sadly, yeah. Scrubbed again. But, better safe than sorry!

[@brianross2377]

Oh! I get it! A fly in is like a car show with wings!

[@danmcbride6258]

I still like the camera locations, it was good for takeoff, inflight and nice when you talking in the Cabin. 👍

[@JeaneGenie]

Beautiful country Canada, great to see it from the air 👍

[@coppi60]

Very enjoyable video! My wife and I used to own a 1962 C 172. We loved it:) Your wife is a great travel companion.

[@spurgear4]

I would stay away form the gravel if I could, I got a pretty good ding in my prop this summer from taxing over gravel. Grass would be fun, especially in my little tailwheel....it would soak up a lot of drift grabbing and rudder input that asphalt has.

[@stephendoherty1275]

Awesome - Glad to see you enjoying the plane after all the hard work - Deservingly! I would not only go with a folding bike, I would recommend adding an electric motor kit to extend your range or make life easier! Great job, thank you for sharing your experience with us all.

[@davidpodbury8415]

Grass is where its at! 😂 I take the grass every time.

[@krisblouch2750]

Glenn I hope more people catch on to these. I work in advanced technology and sometimes people say to me "yeah but where are the flying cars" and I literally respond with: you've been able to buy a reasonable flying car since the 60's. It's called a plane. A reasonable starter one is less than a Tesla.

[@heatherallum]

This was a treat to follow along. I have never considered aviation, nor have any experience. I have a new appreciation for all that is involved. This was a terrific video. Fun info, I grew up in South River so it made it exciting. You win or you learn, right? If you don't tell them, they would think that was your plan to use gravel strip. 😅 I have no idea about flying, but that was fun to view the landing at Mattawa. Pearls are a perfect touch for your adventure, Julie. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@GlaucusBlue]

Was going to say folding ebikes would be perfect, but you have it sorted.

[@slugore]

Great to see you flying about. As a non pilot, I would love to see some of the aircraft and or airports that you land at and what happens at a fly in, too. Provided folk wouldn’t mind being filmed, of course.

[@scoates]

I know it was an example, but if you do land in Montreal/YUL without the bikes, you can take the special 747 bus to the metro pretty easily. And someday we'll have the REM connection…

[@spetch21]

I hear you Glen! I just completed my first cross country in 26 years. And we picked going through Vancouver for it! Radio calls, who to call when, altitude discipline... It was a bit stressful planning. But it went off without a hitch and we had a great day!

[@robs6711]

Caught your trip to Quebec yesterday on Flightradar24. Got a kick out of that.

[@Ajicles]

the 3d view is pretty cool.

[@mateoduquelondono]

Great video Glen! Love that you brought Julie for this one and I absolutely love that you broke the whole conversation in chapters so that we can maybe follow-up more easily.

[@BattlestarCanada]

Glen, I bet it's a bad shield connection on the cable to the PL259 connector. -- Could also be a short to the centre conductor. - Just noticed the classic CBC hat. Love it! -- You need to set your mic boom a little bit further from your mouth, it's peaking :)

[@JohnUllrey]

Hey those mugs look nice (freezes frame @13:19 ); ah yes, what else could it be but Tim Hortons.

[@barrysuomu4485]

I am the AME based at South River and travel to Mattawa. Yes I am mobile. Great video. I was working at my hanger in CPE6 that day of the coffee run flights. Trying to help everyone out is fun! After hearing your concerns about radio interference in the beginning of the video I just want to pass some information along to those who read this. Clean your spark plugs as normal...but also check the internal resistance of each plug. Not many people check this. If you run spark plugs that begin with R _ _ 40E. The R is resistance. There is a resistor inside. I can be open or shorted. Both are cause to reject the plug. The OHM value should be between 500 to 5000 OHM. A shorted resistor will cause radio noise. An open resistor may/can cause weak spark. I heard in the video a bit of engine misses in the beginning. Just trying to help. My best friend flies from Oshawa Airport, Great place.

[@GlensHangar]

Thanks Barry! - We nailed the 'radio interference' down to the the intercom. The radio is clean (checked that on a set of outputs that don't run to the intercom), but the intercom was picking up noise somewhere. Spent an afternoon tracking it down; turns out the PS Engineering intercom is faulty and needs to be replaced.

[@barrysuomu4485]

@@GlensHangar Yes...Intercoms can cause issues. The MIC jack base has to be insulated from aircraft ground and have its own ground wire. We all know that! But I have noticed you can get a double ground loop from the PHONE jack base, causing noise. I now insulate the PHONE jack and run its own ground wire back with the MIC ground. Happy Flying. Come up to South River again and meet all of us in the hangars. Great knowledge base.

[@JohnKenIRB233]

Great video!!! Nice articulate conversation between two people! I enjoyed the videography, obviously shows your background. Entertaining with audio/approach to home. I could never get my wife to fly with me, we agreed on her definition that a 747 is a “light” aircraft.

[@skycarl]

That's a pretty cute co-pilot you got there pal,,, thanks for sharing the flight Glen. Always fun.

[@timinaz3738]

24:44 So funny! Two things: I love the lack of music and your wife's adorable.

[@lisasmcg10]

Mike Victor Uniform looks very dapper! The video was very enjoyable and I can't wait for the next trip! Thanks for letting us be a part of your journey! ✌️

[@mjcjrfl77]

Jumped from your latest Glen & Friends video to this one. Love spending time w you guys - if that doesn't sound too corny lol!

[@KevinSchmitt77]

Love how the closed caption says "[applause]" whenever there is a squawk over the radio. It must be telling you that you're doing a great job, Glen!

[@dudleydeplorable5307]

Flew into Kapuskasing for job activities years ago. Always enjoyed watching the winter terrain and wildlife. The folks in Kapuskasing were wonderful...

[@Puuch44]

Yes! A hangar vid! Thanks Glen!

[@caveweta]

Weather was great, not too much turbulence today. Can’t wait to see the folding bikes

[@gordthompson4664]

Sundridge?!? Another blast from my past! I caught my first fish near there. Based on your self-reported age, that was right around the time that you were born. If you wind up in the vicinity of Bracebridge, Port Carling, Havelock, or Apsley, then it will officially start getting weird. 🌝

[@farmgene]

Beautiful scenery, lovely day! Thanks for sharing/editing posting!

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

Excellent video, and an adventure that I plan on doing with my airplane next year. Fly ins are one of the fun benefits of owning an airplane. Cheers from Winnipeg.

[@TheGAutomotiveAndMore]

Really enjoyed the pov camera landing at the end of the video.

[@Old.AV8R]

That’s a beautiful area. I miss flying up that way.

[@chrischain_]

As someone who's family was from Mattawa and with the old 100 acres farm still in the family, I loved to see that people were flying in there! It's not the easiest strip - I almost flew in in a 175 last summer but decided I still needed some practice on short grass strips before that. Out of all the aviation vloggers I watch, I enjoy this style the most. Not much cutting to get a short catchy edit, but more of a real look at a day of flying and its phases. Looking forward to more!

[@edmircostasilva7942]

Hy guys I'm watching you from Brazil, and I'm taking my PP license, I lived in US for 11 years that I miss it a lot, my son is living there in Florida, good lock guys, God bless you. My name is Edmir " Eddie " 63 year old

[@Sluf7]

Now that Julies a keeper what a HOOT she is and she has your number Mate :0). Great Vid more ya Fly the better ya gonna get. The in Flight Drink bottles Canda size ie distance wise. Here in NZ not so much. Brilliant keep at it and Carry On.

[@kasm10]

glen thanks for sharing this journey ...I mean acquisition and restoration of your plane. and congrats on finishing this major project. so very happy to see you flying around after starting with you first opening that hanger door for the reveal. inspiring story. take care

[@AndreQuirion]

I was monitoring your flight to YQB yesterday and just missed the landing. Also managed to miss the departure this morning, was too early for me to be awake :D. I was hoping to see the glorious shiny silver plane fly by my house, maybe next time!

[@dwk5234]

Thanks for the excellent video, Glen-made me feel like I was there with you! Quit flying about 15 years ago when I sold my last plane (Van’s RV6) but I still miss the thrill of flying…your videos help me not miss it quite as much.

[@GlensHangar]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tjsean0308]

You've got me browsing Trade-A-Plane. Thanks!

[@ProPilotPete]

Grass is so forgiving, if it’s a nice strip. Enjoyed the video, keep them coming!

[@matthewlee2880]

More of this type of content please was awesome to watch and be part of the flight

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Bonjour, Great team work and Lovely wife 👌👌😇😇👍👍🌹🌹💖💖Cheers 🍻🍻

[@wallymurray620]

That was fun, thanks for bringing us along.

[@edwardlong189]

You can hear the wine of the alternator on the com.

[@GlensHangar]

Yeah - that was a separate issue that was easy to take care of, once the parts arrived.

[@edwardlong189]

I remember my first fly in, Rockford Il. In 1967. All I can remember from that trip ( I had maybe 75 hrs tt) is the tower saying “ type.colour.report south end of the field”. Made it in, made it home so I guess it was successful . Enjoyed your video. One other thing, my uncle was the airport manager at CYOO for many years. He was x RCAF flight instructor on Harvards and is still with us (102 this year) Armour Hanna is his name.

[@danielmiddleton8173]

Awesome. Since you finished rebuild I've been looking up over the near North wondering if it was you two. Sorry to say that the Steirerhut closed last year.

[@kefrif]

Nicely done sir! Watching these videos has rekindled my love for Flight Sims, so I've upped to MSFS 2020 and dusted off my Thrustmaster HOTAS stick. Might try and fly some of your routes to get a sniff of the fun you're having!

[@sixtomidnight1492]

What a beautiful day for flying! I've wanted to get my PPL since I was small boy, every video I watch of yours inspires me more and more towards finally starting the process. Thanks for the great day of flying!

[@GlensHangar]

You can do it!

[@GuardedDragon]

My Onewheel is very heavy! Fun, but agreed on the actual practicality if you have to lug it, and especially other things, around.

[@crooxys]

what a great journey to follow from ground to air. congratulations

[@georgemccoy219]

Happily, discovered your aviation channel. I follow your culinary channel and never knew you were a pilot!! Thanks for taking us along.

[@campcookhenry]

Julie, looks way cooler than Glenn in the plane, they have folding bicycles

[@joshadsett4835]

Very cool, thanks

[@ReibahDarling]

Wow! I really enjoyed this video! Thanks so much

[@ackack612]

Big thumbs up! That was fun

[@VA3JPX]

Im watching you fly north west of Ottawa right now. Wave!! 😀

[@gcarter1062]

Would love to see your picnic plan and how you packed it.

[@FU2Max]

Hello Glen & Julie. What a fun video. Can I ask that you include in the comments, the aerodrome ICAO or IATA code that you fly to please. As a Microsoft flight sim fan it would be kinda cool to fly the same route. Love the videos, thanks.

[@GlensHangar]

I'll try to remember that - I'll be putting the codes in the description box (like I did for this one).

[@FU2Max]

@@GlensHangar Thanks Glen, much appreciated.

[@FU2Max]

@@GlensHangar Thanks Glen, much appreciated.

[@xkane]

amazing, thanks! 4:22 ...BEES?!

[@GlensHangar]

Yes there was a wasp in the cabin - it buzzed around, but didn't bother us.

[@flyingcarguy]

The spartan interior is growing on me. I’d be tempted to leave it that way.

[@dennqus1]

Wow very cool thank you

[@AntManBee19]

Great aerial footage even though the GoPros konk out.

[@artificialhorizons1469]

Great videos Glen, I really enjoy them, I fly out of czba. My personal preference would be to add a bit more to the takeoff, landings and roll outs. That's all great aviation content. And don't sweat the bad landings, in fact, from a content perspective, I'd rather see it and learn from your experiences. I don't get much from those professional pilots, kissing it down with two fingers on the yoke.

[@glennstubbs8232]

GoPro? It’s not you. It’s the camera. One of mIne records sound right up to the point I key the microphone, then crickets. No sound at all. All of them randomly shut down. Thanks for taking us for the ride.

[@MayhemCanuck]

Great flight, really enjoyed this video. It's to bad the exhaust outlet discolors the nice shiny outer skin all down the left side, Could the exhaust be extended just enough to dissipate it more? Or where it comes out could could you add a small mudflap so to speak right behind the tailpipe on the outer skin to deflect the bulk of it down and around. ( Not ideal I guess because then you would have a drag penalty ) Just thoughts, the plane looks great either way . i live in CYYB hope to see ya fly over one day :)

[@GlensHangar]

The white soot is a bit bothersome, we've been talking about what we could do to mitigate the problem.

[@dano2594]

You've done a great job. I'd like to do the same with a 56-58. So when are you going to put bigger tires on her? She would look great.

[@jello657]

Hey Glen, when departing out of Oshawa, while still south of Lake Simcoe, shouldn't you have been on the CFA 122.9 instead of en route 126.7? There are a ton of training flights that would be your most likely source of conflict in that area and they all talk on 122.9. The CFA information is kind of hidden, there is no indication it even exists on the VNC or (front of) the VTA. You have to look at the back of the Toronto VTA to see the areas and frequencies pilots are "encouraged" to use. I'm enjoying watching this project of yours, and this new adventures phase is even more interesting than the rebuild. Happy flying!

[@GlensHangar]

I listen on both - but you're right that the frequency info can be hard to find for that area. When I fly into Edenvale, the local flight schools all have a frequency that they've setup on their own - which does nobody flying into the area any good.

[@jello657]

@@GlensHangar Ha, "both" is the answer of a person not stuck renting birds that rarely have more than one functional radio. :) Aviation sometimes makes it harder than necessary to find safety critical information, so maybe those flight schools are trying to introduce the concept early. Thanks for the tip about Edenvale.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Glen from Sydney Australia. Great to find your channel creation flying. The bird is looking nice. The white exhaust powder on the fuselage: are you running the engine lean most the time or do you enrich the mixture? 🌏🇦🇺

[@GlensHangar]

With the tech in the Dynon panel / engine sensors I can dial it in to 'On Peak', but I run it just on the rich side of peak right now as we go through the first half dozen oil changes / oil analysis trying to build a picture of what's happening in the engine. It only has 250 hours on the engine since rebuild, but that was done in the late 1980s.

[@brianmoore5498]

flys really nice

[@sip4751]

The area around CYOO people are usually on the CFA frequency 122.9. Did you only monitor 126.7? Some mornings there are a lot of people in that training area doing any number of things and usually they are just on 122.9 announcing their intention.

[@GlensHangar]

I was monitoring both - I can listen on two frequencies at once, but drop the training area frequency when I get clear of the zone.

[@sip4751]

@@GlensHangar The benefits of having two radios. We are waiting on one to repair. That panels looks like it's really working for you.

[@HerschelHorton]

A Red for in-cab video is overkill. I think having a nice wing mount Komodo would be a cool quality option for the outside views.

[@smitty9999]

Glen, what's the flight time from Mattawa to Oshawa?

[@KENNEY1023]

Grat video

[@joecritch143]

Great video Glenn, thanks for the tip on the bikes. What adsb unit do you have installed? Does it have diversity?

[@GlensHangar]

The Dynon ADS-B currently doesn't have diversity, they are working on a drop in replacement for the unit I have installed. But it was a situation of what works right now, and with the GA requirement at least 4 years away I figured that single frequency now that integrates with the entire system was better than waiting. They assure me that the drop in will only require adding a second antenna, and a low cost box behind the panel. Right now it give in air traffic of all ADS-B out equipped aircraft, and within range of US towers (Upstate NY, and Michigan bleed over to Southern Ontario) I get weather info. I also get weather info from the privately installed cifib.ca towers at CYOO and CNK4 - hopefully more of those to come.

[@MSI2k]

Dude you're making me want to buy a plane. And I hate heights. lol

[@GlensHangar]

It's OK - You'll never see me on a ladder, or the roof of a house... a plane is somehow different.

[@HamBown]

Was that wasp inside or outside at 4:21 ??? I thought I was seeing things for a second 😆

[@GlensHangar]

That wasp was inside - didn't bother us too much.

[@ebhendricks]

CAUTION: do not turn on CC while drinking a beverage - you may spit your drink all over your computer "Runway 3-0 full stop suckers!" lol

[@wmas1960]

Try removing the batteries. I use GoPros to tape parades or while driving. I use them with external power. Even when hooked to External power the batteries will heat up, overheat the camera and shut off the camera. By removing the battery you eliminate the heat source.

[@GlensHangar]

Also found out that many of the memory cards are a combo of heat sensitive and can't sustain write speed over a long enough period to be useful. Finally got it sorted out and we'll probably talk about it next video.

[@jawngee]

If you are recording with the gopro using external power, you should remove the batteries (if you aren't already). Battery is the biggest source of heat and they get hotter when being charged.

[@xx420xxyolo3]

why dont you put wheel pants on?

[@pamelabraman7217]

So Glen is the grass strip more difficult because you don't know how soft the ground is or because of the difference in resistance(traction)?

[@GlensHangar]

Most of the grass strips around here are well maintained - it's a kind mental block if you mostly fly from paved strips, and you need to be prepared for unknown resistance (dry - more, wet - less) and few more bumps.

[@--Zenwebgoddess--]

You answered the question I’ve had about flying somewhere. How do you get from the airport to anywhere else?

[@paulbervid1610]

Great video

[@GlensHangar]

Thanks!

[@humbledsparrows4687]

Have you seen Mike Patey's wing mounted electric bikes?

[@GlensHangar]

Yeah - if only I could do that...

[@nathsoccernl20]

Question, would it then be faster/more practical for you to fly into Toronto island airport instead of driving to go to downtown? Or is that too expensive like gas, airport fees etc?

[@JT-py9lv]

Put some snap on toroid's on the coax near the radio. 6 or 8 of them. It will reduce RFI... Old HAM radio trick.

[@GlensHangar]

Chris (my AME) suggested that as well.

[@JT-py9lv]

@@GlensHangar Here is a YT video - Something that I was referring to. Might help. He used a 240-43 toroid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/najHdo2ifbigoMk Good luck. You'll have to let us know what you did to rectify the issue. I know that you probably have a very short run of coax from the radio to the antenna. Might need to purchase a new, longer, quality piece of coax that is good for 118-136 mhz.

[@dulcinealee3933]

a packed lunch, clear skys and no hydrogen leak - we have take off!

[@panrucker1]

Where did you get the nice Glare shield ?

[@GlensHangar]

Knots2U - It is a really nice glare shield.

[@noelwade]

RE: Cameras / Go-Pros - Early on in the action-camera market I was really pulling for "Drift Innovation" and a couple of other brands, as I thought the bullet/lipstick shape was way better than the stupid square body of the GP. But it seems GP out-spent everyone in marketing and distribution, and all of the alternatives are on life-support or gone... :-( Really wish we had a better alternative! [I also wish more cams came with ND filters to help cut down on windscreen glare/reflections. Its *really* bad in sailplanes]

[@berniebrown9115]

In America many small airports have a car that is free to pilots use locally for an hour or so. Does Canada not have that

[@GlensHangar]

Some do, but most don’t. Though even the ones that don’t always have someone hanging around who will take you into town and bring you back.

[@RumblestripDotNet]

Have you played with the DJI Osmo action cams to see if they work better than the GoPros? Also I think we all wish we had a trust fund like Matt.

[@thomasheberling9651]

That's a strange looking oven